Tools for Teaching Renewable Energy

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Tools for Teaching Renewable Energy

As you are well aware, renewable energy is gaining more and more attention as we look for ways to conserve natural resources and provide reliable power sources. Renewable energy sources include solar, geothermal, biomass, wind, and hydropower. With the increasing importance of this topic, how do we teach it to our students and get them excited about it? For starters, … Read More

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Ideas for 3D Printer Lesson Plans

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What was once reserved for Science Fiction is now more affordable that an iPad. 3D printing is upon us. A question that always comes up from educators is “how do I incorporate this into my existing course requirements?” Teachers always wonder how to bring a 3d printer into their classrooms and their students. Yet many have used the same tools … Read More

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Change Videos Using Temperature

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Creative ways to make science, technology, math and engineering something that students want to learn. Plus some really great contests for you to win cash for yourself and/or software for your classroom.

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Interesting STEM News from K12Lab for Education

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A high school robotics class teamed up with a regional health care clinic and together they’ve created a Knee Brace Simulator. Utilizing LabVIEW for Education and the NI myDAQ. They developed a solution for keeping weight off the knee during recovery. Here’s a video with Evan Reyier, Rita Collier and Dr. Larry Kravitz explaining how it was done.

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Meet the NEW LabVIEW for Education

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LabVIEW has a full range of data collection and control devices for science and engineering applications. With the hands-on training of the myDAQ hardware incorporated with LabVIEW, the engineering experience for the student will be the same as a professional where they will use the same tools and work flow.

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